Everyone thinks their major is the best. I'm here to tell you that most of those people are wrong. Here's why:

1. We get the best snacks.

The kid in your third period American Lit class has a birthday today? Hello cupcakes!

2. Kids say the darndest things.

One of the joys of teaching is getting to hear the stupidest, best knock-knock-jokes on the market. Class clowns might be distracting, but you'll never run out of fresh material to tell your friends!

3. Your new best friend is coffee.

You literally could not function without your daily cup of joe.

4. You become a first class investigator.

You know someone broke a rule, you're not sure who it was, but you're darn sure you'll figure it out.

5. You can never quite read that one student's handwriting.

After asking three people and rereading the sentence five times, you give up and just count it as right.

6. You are the master of your classroom.

You say what goes...and what doesn't.

7. After a long night of lesson planning you are just really, really ready for sleep.

But you have to wake up at 6:30 the next day for another round of organized chaos.

8. You get to play matchmaker.

Setting up seating charts is your favorite thing ever! You hope that one day when your students get engaged you will get an invitation to the wedding.

9. You get really good at giving pep talks.

You just really hope that all of your students know that you value them and care about them deeply.

10. Your students giving meaning to your life.

On the last day of school when your students tell you they appreciate you and that you're a great teacher, you feel like it was all worth it. You are always so proud of them and you can't wait to see what they will do with their lives!